• Schedule of Events:

    Please find the preliminary schedule for the conference below. The program is set to begin on Wednesday, December 9th at 9:00 AM, with registration and pre-conference workshops opening at 7:30 AM. The event will conclude on Thursday, December 10th at 1:00 PM, allowing attendees ample time to reach the airport for late-afternoon or evening departures.

    We recommend planning travel to arrive on Tuesday, December 8th.

    Our agenda including session details and speaker listings will be released in early November. Click to view speaker line-up and session details.

  • WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | REGISTRATION OPEN

  • Check-In, Badge Pickup, Exhibitor Set-Up

    Platinum Ballroom Foyer

7:30 AM - 8:45 AM | PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITY

9:00 AM - 9:10 AM | CONFERENCE START

  • Welcome Address & Opening Remarks

    Platinum Ballroom ABC

    • Tyson Iravani — Director, California Infrastructure Development Conference

9:10 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | NETWORKING

  • Coffee Break

    Expo Hall

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS

12:15 PM – 2:00 PM | LUNCH

1:15 PM - 1:50 PM | LUNCH SESSION

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM | AFTERNOON SESSIONS

  • Delivery Models 101: The Project Delivery Toolbox

    Platinum Ballroom ABC

    • Lester Kao — Director, CohnReznick Advisory LLC
    • Seth Lehman — Group Head, Infrastructure Project Finance, Fitch Ratings
    • Seth Miller Gabriel — Principal, Taft Infrastructure Advisors
    • Tristan Robinson — Partner, Ashurst LLP
    • Kathryn Roos — Principal Strategic Consultant, HDR Inc.
    • Nick Trammer — Operations Manager, Hensel Phelps
  • Capital, Crowds, and Communities: Delivering LA’s Tourism Infrastructure

    Platinum Ballroom F

    • Adam Christian — Senior Director | Transactions & Corporate Finance (TCF), Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors, LLC
    • Michael Galvin — Director of Waterfront and Commercial Real Estate, Port of Los Angeles
    • Matt Horton — Vice President, Research and Policy, Los Angeles County Economic Development
  • The Workforce Reentry Center P3: A Scalable County Model for Social Infrastructure Delivery

    Platinum Ballroom GH

    • Korin Crawford — Executive Vice President, Griffin Structures
    • Jeremy Hart — Principal, LPA Architects
    • Meghan Medlin — CEO, Workforce Reentry Solutions
    • Ryan Rigali — Project Manager, Orange County Real Estate
  • Doheny Ocean Desalination: Blending Water Security and Infrastructure Innovation

    Platinum Ballroom IJ

    • Lora Nichols — Vice President, Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, Inc.
    • Ric Sapir — Partner, Hawkins Delafield & Wood LLP
    • Marc Serna — Assistant General Manager / Chief Engineer, South Coast Water District
    • Gary Silverman — Vice President, Engineering, J.R. Filanc Construction Co., Inc.

3:00 PM – 3:50 PM | AFTERNOON SESSIONS

4:10 PM – 5:00 PM | AFTERNOON SESSIONS

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | NETWORKING

  • Cocktails and Connections: An Evening Reception

    Expo Hall

  • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM | BREAKFAST

  • Morning Mingle: Networking Breakfast

    Expo Hall

8:15 AM – 8:50 AM | BREAKFAST SESSIONS

  • Strategic Transit Planning for California’s Future

    Platinum Ballroom ABC

    • Deborah Degang — Chief Planning Officer, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
    • LaDonna DiCamillo — Southern California Regional Director, California High Speed Rail Authority
    • Andrew Fremier — Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
    • Joshua Schank, Ph.D. — Partner, InfraStrategies
    • Mark Vallianatos — Executive Officer, Innovation, Los Angeles Metro

9:00 AM – 9:50 AM | MORNING SESSIONS

  • Building Trust : Insights from a 15+ Year P3 Relationship with County of San Diego

    Platinum Ballroom ABC

    • Juan Arriaga — Senior Vice President, Lowe Enterprises
    • Valerie Freier — Project Director, Project Management Advisors, Inc. (PMA)
    • Marko Medved — Director, Dept. of General Services, County of San Diego
    • Vincent Mudd — Managing Partner, Steinberg Hart
    • Daniel Stewart — Partner, Steinberg Hart
  • Financing the Future: Unlocking Infrastructure Financing through Ibank

    Platinum Ballroom GH

    • Fariba Khoie — Bond Finance Manager, California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
    • John Weir — Loan Servicing Manager, California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank
  • Value of Transparency in Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

    Platinum Ballroom IJ

    • Stephen Little — Director, CohnReznick Advisory LLC
    • Gail Lewis — Principal Advisor, Strategic Consulting Services, HDR
    • Leslie Fangman — President, Fangman Associates
    • Seth Miller Gabriel — Principal, Taft Infrastructure Advisors
    • Jaime Paris-Boisvert — Executive Director, Global Development, Johnson Controls Inc.

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM | MORNING SESSIONS

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM | CONCURRENT SESSIONS